Expectations
Breaking Chains of Expectations: The Papercuts' Powerful Message
Lyrics
Expectations weighing down
Feeling burdened by societal expectations
Reputations stick around
Awareness of the enduring nature of one's reputation
Losing patience with the world
Growing impatience with the world
People chasing what they were
Observing people pursuing their past selves
But I can't change the way I am to meet your expectations
Expressing inability to change oneself to match expectations
Expectations I can't meet
Acknowledging unattainable expectations
Reputations I can't keep
Recognizing reputations that are challenging to uphold
Losing patience with the world
Increasing impatience with the world
People chasing empty words
Noting others pursuing meaningless goals
But I can't change the way I am to meet your expectations
Reiterating the inability to conform to expectations
Can you tell me
Pose a question about the necessity of conformity
Why I've got to be like someone else?
Questioning the need to be someone else
Cuz that's not who I am
Affirming one's refusal to be someone else
Cuz that's not who I am
Reasserting one's true identity
Expectations weighing down
Reiterating the weight of societal expectations
Reputations stick around
Acknowledging the persistence of reputations
Losing patience with the world
Continued impatience with the world
People chasing what they were
Noting people chasing their past selves
But I can't change the way I am to meet your expectations
Restating the inability to change for others' expectations
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